Presario is a discontinued line of consumer desktop computers and laptops originally produced by Compaq and later by Hewlett-Packard. Introduced in 1993, Compaq has used the Presario brand for its home and home office product offerings.
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| Release date | September 1993 |
| Lifespan | 1993–2013 |
| Discontinued | 2013 |
| Predecessor | HP OmniBook (business notebooks) |
| Successor | HP Pavilion |
After Compaq merged with HP in 2002, the Presario brand name was retained as part of HP's strategy to use the Compaq brand for its consumer and budget-oriented products, and was sold alongside HP's product offerings until the Compaq brand name was phased out in 2013.[a]
History
editIn September 1993, Compaq introduced the Compaq Presario, a family of IBM PC–compatible computers in a desktop form-factor, as the company's first foray into the retail computer market. They were one of the first manufacturers of the 1990s to market a sub-$1000 computer, as well as the first major computer manufacturer to utilize CPUs from AMD and Cyrix in order to maintain the prices they wanted.
Over time, the Presario brand went through a number of iterations over the years, which included several different design changes to the desktop and tower cases for each series of computers and many generations of Intel and AMD processors (with Cyrix processors being offered until the mid-1990s). In the mid-1990s, Compaq began manufacturing PC monitors under the Presario brand. From 1993 to 1998, a series of all-in-one units, containing both the PC and the monitor in the same case, were also released.
The Presario brand name would later be repurposed for a line of low-end home desktops and laptops made by Hewlett-Packard (HP) under the Compaq brand name after Compaq merged with HP in 2002, and was sold concurrently with HP's other products such as the Pavilion. The Presario line of laptops also subsequently replaced the then-discontinued OmniBook line of business notebooks around that same year (with the brand name being reintroduced 22 years later as part of HP's rebranding of its consumer products in 2024[1]).
The Presario line of computers then continued on for a few more years until the Compaq brand name was discontinued by HP in 2013.[a]
Desktops
editMany generations of Compaq Presario computers have been produced since 1993, with a variety of models featuring many different components and features. Each computer was manufactured in either a desktop or a tower form factor.
Desktop PC series
edit(NOTE: This is a non-exhaustive list and may never satisfy completeness, but shows some of the more or less common models of desktops under the Presario brand.)
- Compaq Presario 600 series
- Compaq Presario 633
- Compaq Presario 650
- Compaq Presario 660
- Compaq Presario 800 series
- Compaq Presario 2100 series
- Compaq Presario 2100
- Compaq Presario 2110
- Compaq Presario 2120
- Compaq Presario 2200 series
- Compaq Presario 2200
- Compaq Presario 2240
- Compaq Presario 2254
- Compaq Presario 2256
- Compaq Presario 2266
- Compaq Presario 2285V
- Compaq Presario 2286
- Compaq Presario 2288
- Compaq Presario 2400 series
- Compaq Presario 2410es
- Compaq Presario 2412es
- Compaq Presario 2415
- Compaq Presario 2416es
- Compaq Presario 2417
- Compaq Presario 2510
- Compaq Presario 3000 series
- Compaq Presario 3000EA
- Compaq Presario 3004EA
- Compaq Presario 3006NL
- Compaq Presario 3008EA
- Compaq Presario 3008NL
- Compaq Presario 3009EA
- Compaq Presario 3020
- Compaq Presario 3060
- Compaq Presario 3200 series
- Compaq Presario 3220JP
- Compaq Presario 3221JP
- Compaq Presario 3500 series
- Compaq Presario 3500
- Compaq Presario 3522JP
- Compaq Presario 3523JP
- Compaq Presario 3524JP
- Compaq Presario 3550
- Compaq Presario 3566
- Compaq Presario 3588
- Compaq Presario 3590
- Compaq Presario 4090US
- Compaq Presario 4100 series
- Compaq Presario 4100CA
- Compaq Presario 4100US
- Compaq Presario 4108
- Compaq Presario 4110
- Compaq Presario 4112
- Compaq Presario 4122
- Compaq Presario 4160
- Compaq Presario 4200 series
- Compaq Presario 4212es
- Compaq Presario 4220
- Compaq Presario 4222
- Compaq Presario 4230es
- Compaq Presario 4240es
- Compaq Presario 4500 series
- Compaq Presario 4504
- Compaq Presario 4505
- Compaq Presario 4508
- Compaq Presario 4528
- Compaq Presario 4532
- Compaq Presario 4540
- Compaq Presario 4600 series
- Compaq Presario 4600
- Compaq Presario 4620
- Compaq Presario 4626
- Compaq Presario 4640
- Compaq Presario 4660
- Compaq Presario 4665
- Compaq Presario 4700 series
- Compaq Presario 4700LA
- Compaq Presario 4704
- Compaq Presario 4705LA
- Compaq Presario 4706
- Compaq Presario 4710
- Compaq Presario 4710LA
- Compaq Presario 4712
- Compaq Presario 4714
- Compaq Presario 4716
- Compaq Presario 4720LA
- Compaq Presario 4760
- Compaq Presario 4764
- Compaq Presario 4770
- Compaq Presario 4800 series
- Compaq Presario 4800
- Compaq Presario 4808
- Compaq Presario 4810
- Compaq Presario 4812
- Compaq Presario 4814
- Compaq Presario 4824
- Compaq Presario 4830
- Compaq Presario 4860
- Compaq Presario 4880
- Compaq Presario 4882
- Compaq Presario 4910
- Compaq Presario 5000 series
- Compaq Presario 5100 series
- Compaq Presario 5100AN
- Compaq Presario 5100CA
- Compaq Presario 5100JP
- Compaq Presario 5100US
- Compaq Presario 5108US
- Compaq Presario 5110
- Compaq Presario 5112EA
- Compaq Presario 5112JP
- Compaq Presario 5150
- Compaq Presario 5170
- Compaq Presario 5184
- Compaq Presario 5185
- Compaq Presario 5190
- Compaq Presario 5200 series
- Compaq Presario 5202
- Compaq Presario 5222
- Compaq Presario 5240
- Compaq Presario 5280
- Compaq Presario 5285
- Compaq Presario 5300 series
- Compaq Presario 5300
- Compaq Presario 5300EA
- Compaq Presario 5300LA
- Compaq Presario 5300US
- Compaq Presario 5315KS
- Compaq Presario 5360
- Compaq Presario 5400 series
- Compaq Presario 5400
- Compaq Presario 5400EA
- Compaq Presario 5400US
- Compaq Presario 5410
- Compaq Presario 5460
- Compaq Presario 5475
- Compaq Presario 5477
- Compaq Presario 5500 series
- Compaq Presario 5500
- Compaq Presario 5520
- Compaq Presario 5526
- Compaq Presario 5528
- Compaq Presario 5536
- Compaq Presario 5599
- Compaq Presario 5600 series
- Compaq Presario 5600i[c]
- Compaq Presario 5660
- Compaq Presario 5670
- Compaq Presario 5686
- Compaq Presario 5690
- Compaq Presario 5695
- Compaq Presario 5700 series
- Compaq Presario 5800 series
- Compaq Presario 5826
- Compaq Presario 5853
- Compaq Presario 5868
- Compaq Presario 5888
- Compaq Presario 5890
- Compaq Presario 5900 series[c]
- Compaq Presario 5900R
- Compaq Presario 5900T
- Compaq Presario 5900Z
- Compaq Presario 5BW/5UV/5UW/5WV series[d]
- Compaq Presario 5BW284
- Compaq Presario 5BWME2
- Compaq Presario 5BWMC2
- Compaq Presario 5UVME2
- Compaq Presario 5UW5300JP
- Compaq Presario 5WV260
- Compaq Presario 6000 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 6500 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 6510SE
- Compaq Presario 6520SE
- Compaq Presario 6525SE
- Compaq Presario 6530SE
- Compaq Presario 6531SE
- Compaq Presario 6550SE
- Compaq Presario 6560SE
- Compaq Presario 6600 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 6620SE
- Compaq Presario 6640SE
- Compaq Presario 6700 series
- Compaq Presario 6704
- Compaq Presario 6708
- Compaq Presario 7000 series
- Compaq Presario 7000
- Compaq Presario 7000A
- Compaq Presario 7000CA
- Compaq Presario 7000EA
- Compaq Presario 7000US
- Compaq Presario 7001CL
- Compaq Presario 7002EA
- Compaq Presario 7002US
- Compaq Presario 7003EA
- Compaq Presario 7003US
- Compaq Presario 7004EA
- Compaq Presario 7004LA
- Compaq Presario 7005EA
- Compaq Presario 7006US
- Compaq Presario 7000T[c]
- Compaq Presario 7000Z[c]
- Compaq Presario 7100 series
- Compaq Presario 7110
- Compaq Presario 7110EA
- Compaq Presario 7110US
- Compaq Presario 7111LA
- Compaq Presario 7112EA
- Compaq Presario 7112LA
- Compaq Presario 7113EA
- Compaq Presario 7118US
- Compaq Presario 7120EA
- Compaq Presario 7120US
- Compaq Presario 7126CL
- Compaq Presario 7126EA
- Compaq Presario 7150
- Compaq Presario 7151WM
- Compaq Presario 7152
- Compaq Presario 7170
- Compaq Presario 7180
- Compaq Presario 7200 series
- Compaq Presario 7212
- Compaq Presario 7222
- Compaq Presario 7232
- Compaq Presario 7234
- Compaq Presario 7240
- Compaq Presario 7222es
- Compaq Presario 7234es
- Compaq Presario 7300 series
- Compaq Presario 7350
- Compaq Presario 7360
- Compaq Presario 7400 series
- Compaq Presario 7400
- Compaq Presario 7430
- Compaq Presario 7450
- Compaq Presario 7460
- Compaq Presario 7470
- Compaq Presario 7478
- Compaq Presario 7480
- Compaq Presario 7488
- Compaq Presario 7500 series
- Compaq Presario 7500
- Compaq Presario 7543
- Compaq Presario 7568
- Compaq Presario 7573
- Compaq Presario 7588
- Compaq Presario 7594
- Compaq Presario 7596
- Compaq Presario 7598
- Compaq Presario 7599
- Compaq Presario 7800 series
- Compaq Presario 7800
- Compaq Presario 7885
- Compaq Presario 7895
- Compaq Presario 7900 series
- Compaq Presario 7922
- Compaq Presario 7930
- Compaq Presario 7940
- Compaq Presario 7950
- Compaq Presario 7970
- Compaq Presario 7980
- Compaq Presario 7990
- Compaq Presario 7998
- Compaq Presario 7AP/7EL/7PL/7QS/7RP series[e]
- Compaq Presario 7AP134
- Compaq Presario 7AP135
- Compaq Presario 7AP140
- Compaq Presario 7AP170
- Compaq Presario 7AP190
- Compaq Presario 7EL140
- Compaq Presario 7EL160
- Compaq Presario 7EL180
- Compaq Presario 7EL193
- Compaq Presario 7ELM21
- Compaq Presario 7ELN21
- Compaq Presario 7PL270
- Compaq Presario 7PL273
- Compaq Presario 7PL287
- Compaq Presario 7PL290
- Compaq Presario 7PL295
- Compaq Presario 7PL313
- Compaq Presario 7PLK11
- Compaq Presario 7PLK12
- Compaq Presario 7PLM11
- Compaq Presario 7QSM11
- Compaq Presario 7QSM1A
- Compaq Presario 7QSM1C
- Compaq Presario 7QSM1R
- Compaq Presario 7QSME2
- Compaq Presario 7QSMEC
- Compaq Presario 7QSMEE
- Compaq Presario 7QSMEZ
- Compaq Presario 7RPM11
- Compaq Presario 7RPME2
- Compaq Presario 7RPMEC
- Compaq Presario 7RPMEZ
- Compaq Presario 8000 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 8100 series
- Compaq Presario 8105EA
- Compaq Presario 8121EA
- Compaq Presario 8125EA
- Compaq Presario 8130EA
- Compaq Presario 8140EA
- Compaq Presario 8141EA
- Compaq Presario 8142EA
- Compaq Presario 8143EA
- Compaq Presario 8144EA
- Compaq Presario 8145EA
- Compaq Presario 8153EA
- Compaq Presario 8154EA
- Compaq Presario 8200 series
- Compaq Presario 8200EA
- Compaq Presario 8210EA
- Compaq Presario 8400 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 8405SE
- Compaq Presario 8406SE
- Compaq Presario 8410SE
- Compaq Presario 8415SE
- Compaq Presario 8420SE
- Compaq Presario 8425SE
- Compaq Presario 8430SE
- Compaq Presario 8500 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 8540SE1
- Compaq Presario 8541SE
- Compaq Presario 8541SE1
- Compaq Presario 8550SE
- Compaq Presario 8560SE
- Compaq Presario 8570SE
- Compaq Presario 8570SE1
- Compaq Presario 8571SE
- Compaq Presario 8571SE1
- Compaq Presario 8580SE
- Compaq Presario 8600 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 8615SE
- Compaq Presario 8620SE
- Compaq Presario 8630SE
- Compaq Presario 8640SE
- Compaq Presario 8650SE
- Compaq Presario 8680SE
- Compaq Presario 8681SE
- Compaq Presario 8682SE
- Compaq Presario 8683SE
- Compaq Presario 8692SE
- Compaq Presario 8693SE
- Compaq Presario 8700 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 8702
- Compaq Presario 8712
- Compaq Presario 8720SE
- Compaq Presario 8740SE
- Compaq Presario 8760SE
- Compaq Presario 8770SE
- Compaq Presario 8780SE
- Compaq Presario 8800 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 8800SE
- Compaq Presario 8810SE
- Compaq Presario 8820SE
- Compaq Presario 8840SE
- Compaq Presario 8860SE
- Compaq Presario 8880SE
- Compaq Presario 8885SE
- Compaq Presario 8900 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 8900SE
- Compaq Presario 8901SE
- Compaq Presario 8920SE
- Compaq Presario 8940SE
- Compaq Presario 8960SE
- Compaq Presario 8970SE
- Compaq Presario 8980SE
- Compaq Presario 9000 series[2]
- Compaq Presario 9000SE
- Compaq Presario 9020SE
- Compaq Presario 9040SE
- Compaq Presario 9050SE
- Compaq Presario 9060SE
- Compaq Presario 9070SE
- Compaq Presario 9080SE
- Compaq Presario 9085SE
- Compaq Presario 9200 series
- Compaq Presario 9232
- Compaq Presario 9234
- Compaq Presario 9240
- Compaq Presario 9250
- Compaq Presario 9500 series
- Compaq Presario 9536
- Compaq Presario 9546
- Compaq Presario 9548
- Compaq Presario 9564
- Compaq Presario 9600 series
- Compaq Presario 9642
- Compaq Presario 9660
- Compaq Presario CQ3180AN
- Compaq Presario CQ5112F
- Compaq Presario CQ5320Y
- Compaq Presario CQ5500F
- Compaq Presario CQ5504F
- Compaq Presario CQ5814
- Compaq Presario EZ2000 series
- Compaq Presario S6000 series[2]
- Compaq Presario S6500NX
- Compaq Presario SG1008IL
- Compaq Presario SG3730IL
- Compaq Presario SR1000 series[2]
- SR1000 Series
- SR1100 Series
- SR1200 Series
- SR1300 Series
- SR1400 Series
- SR1500 Series
- SR1600 Series
- SR1700 Series
- SR1800 Series
- SR1900 Series
- Compaq Presario SR2000 series[2]
- Presario SR2010NX
- Presario SR2017CL
- Presario SR2027X
- Compaq Presario SR5000 series
- Presario SR5013WM
- Presario SR5030AX
- Presario SR5125CL
- Presario SR5210NX
- Presario SR5250NX
- Presario SR5350F
- Presario SR5410F
- Presario SR5550F
- Presario SR5605F
- Presario SR5707C
- Presario SR5710Y[g]
- Presario SR5520AN
- Compaq Presario CDS series[b]
- Compaq Presario CDS 724
- Compaq Presario CDS 920
- Compaq Presario CDS 924
- Compaq Presario CDS 942
- Compaq Presario CDS 972
- Compaq Presario CDS 982
Model number suffixes
editA one, two, or three letter suffix located on the model number, if present, indicates special information about the computer as well as indicating what features the computer may have, such as the type of processor used and/or the country it was offered in. In most models, these suffixes would be affixed to the model number in the following format:
----xxx
Where "----" indicates the model number in four digits and "xxx" is a one/two/three letter suffix (e.g. 7000T, 7000US, 8540SE1). This format may differ from model to model.
The following chart below describes each of these suffixes. Most of them would later be inherited by HP after their 2002 merger with Compaq, with some of these suffixes being introduced post-merger.
- T: Intel-based processor
- Z: AMD-based processor
- i, N, Y: Configure To Order (CTO), "Built For You"
- CL: Club model offered exclusively in discount shopping clubs
- SE, SE1: Special Edition
- WM: Model offered exclusively to Walmart retailers
- V, A, C, F, R, X, AX, KS, IL, NL, NX: Unknown
These suffixes describes the country (or region) that the computer was sold to.
- US: United States
- CA: Canada
- LA: Latin America
- EA/(E/e + a letter): Western & Eastern Europe
- AU/AN: Asia/Australia
- JP: Japan
- etc.
Notebooks
editThe Compaq Presario lineup also includes laptop and notebook computers, which are produced since at least 1996, with many more released in the late-1990s and the early-2000s. Some laptop models were rebrandings of Compaq's other laptop computers such as those from the Compaq Evo series, whilst others produced after the 2002 merger between HP and Compaq were rebranded HP laptop computers such as the Pavilion.
Notebook series
edit(NOTE: This is a non-exhaustive list and may never satisfy completeness, but shows some of the more or less common models of laptops under the Presario brand.)
- Compaq Presario 300
- Compaq Presario 700 series
- Compaq Presario 722US
- Compaq Presario 800
- Compaq Presario 900[h]
- Compaq Presario 1000 series
- Compaq Presario 1010
- Compaq Presario 1020
- Compaq Presario 1030
- Compaq Presario 1200
- Compaq Presario 1400
- Compaq Presario 1500[i]
- Compaq Presario 1600
- Compaq Presario 1700
- Compaq Presario 1800
- Compaq Presario 1900
- Compaq Presario 2100
- Compaq Presario 2200
- Compaq Presario 2500
- Compaq Presario 2700
- Compaq Presario 2800[j]
- Compaq Presario 2900
- Compaq Presario 3000
- Compaq Presario A900
- Compaq Presario C300 series
- Compaq Presario C304NR
- Compaq Presario C500 series
- Compaq Presario C502TU
- Compaq Presario C700 series
- Compaq Presario C742TU
- Compaq Presario C762NR
- Compaq Presario C769US
- Compaq Presario CQ20
- Compaq Presario CQ35
- Compaq Presario CQ40
- Compaq Presario CQ41
- Compaq Presario CQ42
- Compaq Presario CQ43
- Compaq Presario CQ45
- Compaq Presario CQ50
- Compaq Presario CQ56
- Compaq Presario CQ57
- Compaq Presario CQ58
- Compaq Presario CQ60
- Compaq Presario CQ61
- Compaq Presario CQ62
- Compaq Presario CQ70
- Compaq Presario CQ71
- Compaq Presario F500
- Compaq Presario F700
- Compaq Presario M2000
- Compaq Presario R3000[k]
- Compaq Presario R4000
- Compaq Presario V1000
- Compaq Presario V2000[l]
- Compaq Presario V3000
- Compaq Presario V3500
- Compaq Presario V4000
- Compaq Presario V5000
- Compaq Presario V6000
- Compaq Presario X1000
- Compaq Presario X6000[m]
- Compaq Presario X6001
- Compaq Presario ze2000[n]
Model number suffixes
editA one, two, or three letter suffix located on the model number, if present, indicates special information about the computer as well as indicating what features the computer may have, such as the type of processor used and/or the country it was offered in. These suffixes were usually affixed after the model number in many models.
The following chart below describes each of these suffixes. Most of them would later be inherited by HP after their 2002 merger with Compaq, with some of these suffixes being introduced post-merger. See the Model number suffixes section under "Desktop PC series" above for more info.
- T: Intel-based processor
- Z: AMD-based processor
- NR: No rebate model
- CL: Club model offered exclusively in discount shopping clubs
- etc.
These suffixes describes the country (or region) that the computer was sold to.
- US: United States
- CA: Canada
- EA: Western & Eastern Europe
- AU/AX: Asia/Australia (AU = AMD processors with UMA graphics; AX = AMD processors with discrete graphics)
- TU/TX: Asia/Australia (TU = Intel processors with UMA graphics; TX = Intel processors with discrete graphics)
- etc.
All-in-one
editFrom 1993 up until at least 1998, all-in-one computers from the Compaq Presario lineup were produced. These contained the PC and the monitor all within the same unit.
All-in-one series
edit- Compaq Presario 400 series
- Compaq Presario 425
- Compaq Presario 433
- Compaq Presario 460
- Compaq Presario 3000 series
- Compaq Presario 3020
- Compaq Presario 3060
- Compaq Presario 4400 series
- Compaq Presario 4402
- Compaq Presario 4410
- Compaq Presario 5500 series
- Compaq Presario 5520
- Compaq Presario 5522
- Compaq Presario 5528
- Compaq Presario 5536
- Compaq Presario CDS/CDTV series[b]
- Compaq Presario CDS 510
- Compaq Presario CDS 520
- Compaq Presario CDS 524
- Compaq Presario CDS 526
- Compaq Presario CDTV 520
- Compaq Presario CDTV 524
- Compaq Presario CDTV 528
Monitors
editVarious computer monitors of different display types and sizes have been produced under the Compaq Presario brand since 1996. Many of the monitors made for the brand were named as Compaq Presario Multimedia monitors.
Timeline
edit- 1996-1998 – 1x25, FXx00
- 1998-1999 – MVx00, FPx00
- 1999-2000 – MVx20, MVx30, FPx20
- 2000-2002 – MVx40, CVx35, FSx40, FPx40
1x25 and FXx00 series
editThe 1X25 monitors were the first monitors made by Compaq under the Presario brand in 1996, succeeding the previous monitors that were in use by the Presario brand since its inception in 1993. Designed for use with "Series 2" designed Presarios such as the Compaq Presario 4500, 4600, and 4800 series as well as the earlier 4100, 4700, 6700, and 8700 series, These monitors all shared the same design cues from the towers they were meant to match: all of them had a split lower bezel which ran down the middle. The monitors had dials for brightness and contrast, plus a volume dial for speakers, which also acts as a power button when pressed. It also has a mute button for the volume on the left side of the monitor, and featured four additional dials behind the bottom panel for manual display adjustment (these were replaced with digital controls on the 1725 model). An on-screen display is present for all monitors, which is used for volume control and adjustment. The monitor also has a built-in microphone, located on the top of the monitor.
There is also a very rare set of monitors (the FX series) which are all black and had built-in speakers and a subwoofer, plus three extra USB ports. These are designed to go with the 4800 series Presario multimedia towers (specifically the 4830 to 4882), as they were all black just like the FX monitors.
- Compaq Presario 1425
- Compaq Presario 1525
- Compaq Presario 1725
- Compaq Presario 1725b
- Compaq Presario FX500
- Compaq Presario FX700
All of these monitors came with JBL Pro speakers which could be mounted to the sides of the monitors. The FX is the only exception, which had built-in JBL Pro-powered speakers with a subwoofer in the rear of the casing.
MVx00 and FPx00 series
editThe MVX00 and FPX00 monitors were the second monitors made under the Compaq Presario brand in 1998, designed to be sold with "Series 3" designed Compaq towers. Like the previous monitors before it, these monitors were designed to match the design cues of that generation of Presarios. These monitors had their brightness and contrast dials of the previous monitors removed in favor of digital controls accessible by a button on the monitor. The four hidden dials for display adjustment as previously featured on the 1425 and 1525 monitors were also replaced with the aforementioned digital controls as well. On the MV500 monitor, six LED lights were present on the monitor to indicate the type of control being used, while the MV700 and MV900 monitors removed the LED lights in favor of on-screen display digital controls. The volume dial (which acted as a power button) and mute buttons from the previous monitor were also removed, with a standard power button in place of the volume dial. The MV700 and MV900 monitors also featured a dedicated degauss button. The monitors retained the built-in microphone from the previous monitors, located on the top of the monitor.
Flat panel displays were introduced during this generation of monitors, which featured a flat panel LCD screen. They were one of the first flat panel monitors to be offered for a home consumer PC. These monitors were designated with the letters FP.
- Compaq Presario MV500
- Compaq Presario MV700
- Compaq Presario MV900
- Compaq Presario FP500
- Compaq Presario FP700
- Compaq Presario FP5315
As with the previous monitors, they came with JBL Pro speakers which could be mounted to the sides of the monitors (with the exception of the FP series).
MVx20, MVx30, and FPx20 series
editThe MVX20 monitors were the third monitors made by Compaq for the Presario brand in 1999, designed for use with "Series 4" designed Presarios. Like previous Presario monitors, these were designed to match with that generation of Presarios as they shared the same design cues. All monitors featured on-screen display digital controls as opposed to the six LED lights that indicated the type of control being used, which was only used on the MV500 monitor. As with previous Presario monitors, these monitors featured a built-in microphone within the monitor. These monitors also dropped the "Presario" name from the monitors, with only the words "Compaq" and "MVX20" being written on the monitors.
In early 2000, the MVX30 monitors came to the market alongside other monitors of this generation with a single model, the MV730i. These monitors were similar to the MVX20 monitors but with a refreshed exterior design that shed most of its boxy-styled angular design from this generation of monitors in favor of a more curvature exterior. However, this change was only done on the front portion and the stands of the monitor as the rear portion retained its angular box design. An on-screen display with digital controls and a built-in microphone were standard, and featured silver accents on the microphone and power buttons. It was designed for use with the EZ2000 series of Presarios as it shares some design cues from the monitor it was made to go for. This monitor was the precursor to what would eventually become the MVX40, CVX35, and FSX40 monitors, as they all share the same design aesthetics.
Flat panel LCD displays continued to be offered with this generation of monitors, designated with the letters FP.
- Compaq Presario MV520
- Compaq Presario MV720
- Compaq Presario MV920
- Compaq Presario MV730i
- Compaq Presario FP720
Unlike the 1X25 and MVX00 monitors, these monitors (aside from the FP series) lacked the side mounting holes for the speakers. Instead, it relied on separate JBL Pro speakers, which were redesigned to match the monitors and towers but are not mountable. The EZ2000 series came with the same JBL Pro speakers offered in this generation but with blue speaker grills.
MVx40, CVx35, FSx40, and FPx40 series
editThe MVX40, CVX35 and FSX40 monitors were the fourth and final monitors made by Compaq under the Presario brand prior to its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard in 2002, and was produced in mid 2000. These monitors were designed to be used with "Series 5" designed Presarios such as the sleek and stylish Compaq Presario 5000 and 7000 series as well as the later 4000 and 8000 series. The monitors were refreshed with the release of the 5000 and 7000 series, which were mostly similar in design to the previous MVX20 monitors but with a more curvature exterior instead of the boxy-styled angular design of previous monitors, fitting in with the design cues of the 5000 and 7000 series. This new design debuted a few months earlier with the MVX30 monitors, with a singular model (MV730i) featuring the same design aesthetics as with this generation of monitors. The majority of these monitors continued to use a built-in microphone as with previous monitors, and all of the MVX40 and FSX40 monitors featured silver accents on the microphone and power buttons. The CVX35 monitors lacked the built-in microphone the MVX40 and FSX40 monitors had, as well as having the silver accents being replaced with the ones that matched the monitor's casing. All monitors featured on-screen displays with digital controls as standard.
Flat-screen CRT displays were introduced alongside the MVX40 monitors and are designated with the letters FS. Flat panel LCD displays were also available, designated with the letters FP.
- Compaq Presario MV540
- Compaq Presario MV740
- Compaq Presario MV940
- Compaq Presario CV535
- Compaq Presario CV735
- Compaq Presario CV935
- Compaq Presario FP745A
- Compaq Presario FS740
- Compaq Presario FS940
Unlike with the preceding MVX20 and MVX30 monitors, these monitors had the side mounts for the speakers as with the 1X25 and MVX00 monitors, since all of these monitors came with JBL Platinum Series speakers that could be mounted on the sides of the monitors. The speakers also featured speaker grills that were removable and was offered in the same six color configuration as with the 5000 and 7000 series, matching with the case design of the aforementioned models. One out of the six colors was used as the default color for all retail models while the other five colors were offered as options. It also has a line-in jack for audio input, which allowed for other audio sources to be used for output via the speakers. The FP745A is the only exception, since it has integrated speakers built into the monitor.
Image gallery
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Presario 425 all-in-one -
Presario 2200 — the first model in the desktop 2200 series -
Presario 4110 -
Presario 5000 -
Presario SR1050NX, taken in 2009 -
Presario SR5130NX -
Presario SR5120AN (with HP Personal Media Drive bay) — this is the Australian version of the desktop -
Presario 1200 -
Presario 2700EA -
Presario 2200 notebook -
Presario V3000 (V3614AU) -
Presario C700 (C758CA) -
Presario F700 (F767CL) -
Presario CQ43 -
Presario CQ56 -
Presario CQ62
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See also
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Notes
edit- ^ a b It has been said that the Compaq brand name was discontinued in 2013 due to "marketability issues", however this has not been officially confirmed.
- ^ a b c d Models equipped with a CD-ROM drive and a Sound Blaster 16 sound card as standard equipment from 1993–1995
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Offered via Compaq's "Built For You" program (configurable models offered via kiosks in retail locations and on Compaq's online store)
- ^ Build-to-order models of the Compaq Presario 5000 series offered via Compaq's "Built For You" program (sold via kiosks in retail outlets and on Compaq's online store)
- ^ Build-to-order models of the Compaq Presario 7000 series offered via Compaq's "Built For You" program (sold via kiosks in retail outlets and on Compaq's online store)
- ^ Club model offered exclusively for discount shopping stores
- ^ Build-to-order "Configure To Order" model offered on the Compaq/HP online store
- ^ Rebranded as "Evo N1005" in the Compaq Evo series
- ^ Rebranded as "Evo N1000/N1020" in the Compaq Evo series
- ^ Rebranded as "Evo N800" in the Compaq Evo series
- ^ Rebranded as "HP Compaq nx9100" in the HP Compaq series
- ^ Rebranded as "HP Pavilion dv1000" and "HP Pavilion ze2000" in the HP Pavilion series, "Presario ze2000" in the Compaq Presario series, and as "HP Compaq nx4800" in the HP Compaq series
- ^ Rebranded as "HP Compaq nx9600" in the HP Compaq series
- ^ Rebranded as "HP Pavilion dv1000" and "HP Pavilion ze2000" in the HP Pavilion series, "Presario V2000" in the Compaq Presario series, and as "HP Compaq nx4800" in the HP Compaq series
References
edit- ^ Harding, Scharon (May 20, 2024). "HP resurrects '90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Compaq Presario Desktop PCs - Motherboard Overview and Specifications for Models With Microsoft Windows XP Preinstalled (Europe) | HP® Customer Support". Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
External links
edit- Official Compaq website (archived)
- Official Hewlett-Packard website
- Compaq Presario Reviews, CNET
- Compaq Presario Notebook main info page
- User reviews, Compaq Notebooks at Notebookreview.com
- Compaq Presario 7AP140 Specifications
- Compaq Presario 7000T Specifications
- Compaq Presario 7000Z Specifications
- Compaq Presario 8000T Specifications
- Compaq Presario 8000Z Specifications
- Compaq Presario 8000Z Review, PCMag.com